DC says Batwoman is a 'Lipstick Lesbian' 'Kathy Kane' loves 'Renee Montoya' May 30th 2006 09:07pm | Posted by: Michael Stevens, HNR Senior Editor DC comic book character 'Batwoman' is poised to make her comeback as a 'lipstick lesbian' who moonlights as a crime fighter, a DC Comics spokesman has confirmed. The Batwoman, aka 'Kathy Kane', is currently appearing in the DC comic book series "52", a year-long publication that began this month. Kane is a rich socialite who finds romance with ex-police detective 'Renee Montoya'. "52" will be published in the UK in 2007 as a graphic novel by Titan Books, set in a world where superheroes like 'Batman', 'Superman' and 'Wonder Woman' no longer play a part in the daily lives of people. Batwoman is just one of a wave of ethnically/sexually diverse characters in the new DC Comics universe, that includes Mexican teenager 'Blue Beetle', the 'Great Ten' team of Chinese superheroes, the new black 'Firestorm' and an Asian as 'The Atom'. Batwoman, first appeared in the July 1956 issue of Batman's "Detective Comics". Source: Sneak Peek In: General Entertainment News |Visit the HNR Forums

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